Camping and Therapeutic Recreation is proud to serve the continued needs of our campers and families by offering a wide variety of respite opportunties for 2006-2007. The Weekend Respite program not only includes 9 respite weekends October through April but also our popular Winter Camp program. Just like our summer camp program, all our off-season programming is designed to focus on what a person can do! Each program is themed and campers enjoy a wide variety of activities including sports, arts & crafts, baking, nature and much more.
All of our programming, including Weekend Respite and Winter Camp, will be held at the Patuxent River 4-H Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. This facility is about an hour from both Baltimore and Frederick County.
Join Camping & Therapeutic Recreation for themed weekends of fun! Each weekend is from Friday at 5pm until Sunday at 2pm and includes fun activities, delicious meals and staff to support campers in a 2:1 camper to counselor ratio. A $75 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration. Please note that transportation is available for all Weekend Respite for an additional $50 charge and that fee is non-refundable.
| Weekend Theme | Dates | Fee |
| Fall Frenzy Weekend Join us as we go apple picking, make scarecrows and carve pumpkins. |
October 13-15, 2006 | $304 |
| It's Your Birthday Weekend This weekend, it is everyone's birthday! We will make individual birthday cakes, play birthday games and more. |
November 10-12, 2006 | $304 |
| Dude Ranch Weekend Celebrate the West with us by learnign to lasso and get an old time photo. |
November 17-19, 2006 | $304 |
| Santa's Workshop Celebrate the holidays by making your own wrapping paper and a holiday craft! |
December 8-10, 2006 | $304 |
| A Healthier You Weekend Create a new you for 2007 by learning to make healthy snacks and sweatin' to the oldies. |
January 26-28, 2007 | $304 |
| February Fiesta This weekend we'll make our own pinata, learn to make quesadillas and create a chili pepper craft. |
February 9-11, 2007 | $304 |
| Iron Chef Weekend It is all about food! Learn to make unique desserts and design your own chef's hat. |
February 23-25, 2007 | $304 |
| Mardi Gras Weekend We will celebrate Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras Carnival and design festive masks |
March 9-11, 2007 | $304 |
| 80's Weekend Celebrate the decade by participating in an 80's talent show and creating beaded craft. |
March 23-25, 2007 | $304 |
| Flower Fest This weekend we will plant a flower, paint a flower water color and dance at the flower power dance. |
April 13-15, 2007 | $304 |
Join us as we celebrate the great United States! We will do activities that come from many of the great states. We will participate in the Washington Apple Olympics, make Wisconsin Cheese Fondue, become a Nashville Star at our talent show and enjoy other activities that celebrate the USA. Winter Camp also includes a Hawaiian Luau New Year's Eve party and a special field trip. Winter Camp begins at 4 p.m. on December 27th and ends at 10 a.m. on January 2nd. There is no transportation for this program; all participants must be brought to the Patuxent River 4-H Center.
Fee: $1,175